Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Checking electromechanical parking brake, vehicles with front-wheel drive
| Rear axle on single-axle roller dynamometer |
| Ignition remains switched on |
| Auto-hold is switched off |
| Front wheels must be stationary |
| Rear wheels must rotate for at least 5 seconds at a constant
speed between 2.5 and 9 km/h. |
| Entering »TЬV mode« is indicated
by the yellow electric parking brake and handbrake fault warning
lamp -K214- lighting up. |
 Note
| In »TЬV mode«, the
electromechanical parking brake does not close fully when the
button is first pressed. |
| The tension is increased gradually by actuating the
electromechanical parking brake button -E538- 4 times in
succession. |
| Actuating the electromechanical parking brake button -E538-
a fifth time releases the electromechanical parking brake. |
| Front wheels, speed over 0 km/h |
| Rear wheels, speed lower than 2.5 km/h or over 9 km/h |
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Note
If no test rig is available for four-wheel drive vehicles,
the brake test can also be carried out on a standard single-axle
roller dynamometer as ...
Activate »TЬV mode«:
Seat belt is fitted
Rear axle on single-axle roller dynamometer
Eng ...
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Without roller dynamometer for four-wheel drive vehicles
Checking electromechanical parking brake, vehicles with four-wheel drive